Climate and Energy Action Plan (CEAP)

THE CLIMATE AND ENERGY ACTION PLAN AT-A-GLANCE The table below summarizes the strategies and actions of this plan, detailed by focus area in the following sections. URBAN FORM, LAND USE + TRANSPORTATION Strategy ULT-1. Support better public transit and ridesharing. ULT-1-1. Coordinate with neighboring local governments to promote use of transit, carpooling, and car-sharing. C Mi ULT-1-2. Work with RVTD to implement climate-friendly transit. C Mi ULT-1-3. Establish policies to support development near transit hubs without displacing disadvantaged populations. C Mi ULT-1-4. Evaluate feasibility of expanded local transit options. C Mi Strategy ULT-2. Make Ashland more bike- and pedestrian-friendly. ULT-2-1. Implement bicycle- and pedestrian-friendly actions in the Transportation System Plan and Downtown Parking Management Plan.C Mi ULT-2-2. Explore opportunities to convert to shared streets where appropriate to provide multimodal connectivity. C Mi Strategy ULT-3. Support more-efficient vehicles. ULT-3-1. Implement a local fuel-related tax. C Mi ULT-3-2. Revise land use codes to require EV charging infrastructure at multifamily and commercial developments. C Mi ULT-3-3. Develop and provide information about electric and hybrid vehicles on the City website. C Mi Strategy ULT-4. Support more climate-ready development and land use. ULT-4-1. Regulate new development in the Wildfire Lands Overlay part of the urban growth boundary. C Ad ULT-4-2. Revise community development plans to favor walkable neighborhoods and infill density. C Mi ULT-4-3. Modify the WUI code to include construction techniques appropriate for wildfire-prone areas. C Ad Strategy ULT-5. Increase the efficiency of City fleet vehicles and employee commuting. ULT-5-1. Provide carpool and vanpool parking, charging stations, and parking for EVs for City employees. M Mi ULT-5-2. Conduct a city fleet audit and use it to set policy and targets. M Mi ULT-5-3. Purchase verified carbon offsets to offset City staff travel. M Mi CONSUMPTION + MATERIALS MANAGEMENT Strategy CM-1. Reduce consumption of carbon-intensive goods and services. CM-1-1. Implement an education campaign for waste and consumption reduction strategies. C Mi CM-1-2. Support “collaborative consumption” community projects. C Mi CM-1-3. Determine and implement effective ways to reduce and track consumption based emissions. C Mi Strategy CM-2. Support sustainable and accessible local production and consumption. CM-2-1. Partner with nonprofit organizations to promote the purchase of climate-friendly food and products. C Mi CM-2-2. Expand community gardening and urban agriculture. C Mi/Ad Strategy CM-3. Expand community recycling and composting. CM-3-1. Improve recycling programs, implement new education and outreach, and expand public space recycling. C Mi CM-3-2. Update the multi-family recycling ordinance to encourage more diversion. C Mi CM-3-3. Strengthen the Demolition Debris and Diversion ordinance to enhance enforcement, diversion, and reuse. C Mi Strategy CM-4. Reduce food waste. CM-4-1. Support edible food donation. C Mi/Ad CM-4-2. Provide a best practices guide to help households and businesses reduce food waste and consumption. C Mi/Ad CM-4-3. Evaluate opportunities for recycling of commercial food waste. C Mi/Ad Strategy CM-5. Improve the sustainability of City operations and purchases. CM-5-1. Introduce environmentally preferable purchasing (EPP) guidelines for City procurement. M Mi CM-5-2. Assess the feasibility of co-digesting food waste and biosolids at the wastewater treatment facility. M MiSCOPE / TYPE BUILDINGS + ENERGY Strategy BE-1. Support cleaner energy sources BE-1-1. Develop a comprehensive plan for the Municipal Electric Utility. C Mi BE-1-2. Promote switching to low and non-carbon fuels. C Mi BE-1-3. Facilitate and encourage solar energy production. C Mi/Ad BE-1-4. Enhance production of on-site solar energy from City facilities. M Mi/Ad Strategy BE-2. Encourage increased building energy efficiency and conservation. BE-2-1. Expand participation in energy efficiency programs & promote climate-friendly building/construction. C Mi/Ad BE-2-2. Require building energy scores to identify and incentivize cost-effective energy efficiency improvements. C Mi/Ad BE-2-3. Identify and adopt strategies to reduce energy efficiency barriers in rent/lease properties. C Mi/Ad BE-2-4. Establish minimum energy efficiency standards for the affordable housing program. C Mi/Ad Strategy BE-3. Maximize efficiency of City facilities, equipment & operations. BE-3-1. Use results from City Facilities Energy Audit to prioritize Capital Improvement Plans (CIPs) & maintenance improvements. M Mi Strategy BE-4. Improve demand management. BE-4-1. Expand the current net meter resolution to include and incorporate virtual net metering. C Mi BE-4-2. Implement utility-level smart grid technologies to facilitate efficiency and distributed energy solutions. C Mi Strategy BE-5. Prepare and adapt buildings for a changing climate. BE-5-1. Encourage heat-tolerant building approaches such as cool roofs and passive cooling. C Mi/Ad 46 ASHLAND CLIMATE & ENERGY ACTION PLANVISION FOR THE FUTURE46